Storm Station

A remote fire weather station

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
QGHA3
Latitude
34.10500 N
Longitude
110.60560 W
Elevation
6,390 ft
Rank
-
Wind
0mph
Gust
0mph
Wind direction
350°
Precipitation this hour
0in

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A remote fire weather station

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 84 instruments in Arizona stand at one.

Station charts

Grasshopper Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every houron the hour's :07
Reports received, 24 hours
11 of 2445.8% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
11 of 1686.5% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 3, 11:07 PM
Latest report
Oct 4, 10:07 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
21 min9 in 10 within 21 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,481 ranked stations in Arizona on Oct 4 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 1; 30 to 39 per cent, 59; 40 to 49 per cent, 76; 50 to 59 per cent, 98; 60 to 69 per cent, 64; 70 to 79 per cent, 146; 80 to 89 per cent, 295; 90 to 99 per cent, 253; 100 per cent, 487.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARIZONA, Oct 4PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19120 to 29130 to 395940 to 497650 to 599860 to 696470 to 7914680 to 8929590 to 99253100487STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%487
90 to 99%253
80 to 89%295
70 to 79%146
60 to 69%64
50 to 59%98
40 to 49%76
30 to 39%59
20 to 29%1
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%1

Station report

Grasshopper, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 6,390 ft above sea level, 21 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.63 inHg and the temperature at 36.2 F.

Section from sea level of where Grasshopper stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,390 feet above sea level with 21 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.63 inches of mercury, and temperature, 36.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QGHA3FIG. D WHERE GRASSHOPPER STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREGRASSHOPPER21 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,390 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE23.63 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE36.2 FTITLEGrasshopper, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP QGHA3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-QGHA3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 4 the noon sun stands 51 degrees above the horizon at 34.10 N, and the day is 11 h 35 min long. Level ground there takes 78 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Grasshopper, angles true: on Oct 4 it stands 51 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 35 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QGHA3FIG. E THE SUN AT GRASSHOPPERELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 4, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 35 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.10 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -4.6°TITLEGrasshopper, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP QGHA3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-QGHA3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 6,390 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Grasshopper, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QGHA3FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEGrasshopper, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP QGHA3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-04IDSR-QGHA3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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